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Category: Summer Interest

Open Gardens
Herbaceous Perennials / kitchen garden / Perennials / Summer Bedding Plants / Summer Interest / Therapeutic Gardening / Young Gardeners
  • 10th August 2016
  • 3 mins
Tagged advice, community, day out, garden, inspiration

Open Gardens

Open Gardens This is the first year we have opened our gardens for the whole world to see, and I can tell […]

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Pet Friendly Gardens
Grasses / Herbs / kitchen garden / Perennials / Pests / Pet / Plant Husbandry / Spring Interest / Summer Interest / Winter Interest
  • 20th April 2016
  • 8 mins
Tagged Aconitum, Aftercut, Aftercut patch Fix total lawn repair, Agrostemma githago, beloved pets

Pet Friendly Gardens

Pet Friendly Gardens We have two dogs and two guinea pigs who love to play and sunbath in the garden. But it’s […]

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Jobs for August
Container Plants / Deciduous / Herbaceous Perennials / kitchen garden / Perennials / Plant Husbandry / Pruning / Spring Interest / Summer Interest / Winter Interest
  • 5th August 2015
  • 2 mins
Tagged autumn, Camellias, Colchicum, container grown, Crocus

Jobs for August

Jobs for August August is here and our gardens are at full swing, Summer is well underway. There are lots to do […]

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Going on Holiday
City Garden / Container Plants / Deciduous / Herbaceous Perennials / Houseplants / kitchen garden / Perennials / Plant Husbandry / Shrubs / Summer Bedding Plants / Summer Interest
  • 22nd July 2015
  • 5 mins
Tagged annuals, automated irrigation system, automated watering system, bucket and towel trick, bug controls

Going on Holiday

Going on Holiday For many of us the summer months are the time for our holidays. Its also the time when our […]

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News From A Cottage Garden
Bulbs / Climbers / Deciduous / Herbaceous Perennials / Perennials / Shrubs / Summer Interest
  • 17th July 2015
  • 2 mins
Tagged Allium, Buddleja globosa, Campanula glomerata, Foxglove, Knniphofia

News From A Cottage Garden

News From A Cottage Garden I can’t believe its been nearly a year since we moved from the big smoke, and what […]

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Growing My Dream English Garden One Petal at a Time
Container Plants / Herbaceous Perennials / kitchen garden / Perennials / Spring Interest / Summer Interest / Therapeutic Gardening / Winter Interest
  • 10th November 2014
  • 2 mins

Growing My Dream English Garden One Petal at a Time

Growing My Dream English Garden One Petal at a Time We have been in our little cottage and garden now for just […]

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Cottage Gardening
Deciduous / Herbaceous Perennials / kitchen garden / Perennials / Pruning / Shrubs / Summer Interest / Therapeutic Gardening
  • 25th September 2014
  • 3 mins
Tagged apple tree, borders, crab apple tree, garden gate, gooseberry bush

Cottage Gardening

Cottage Gardening Its finally happened we have moved into our little cottage with its gorgeous mature garden. Its filled with all sorts […]

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Jobs to do in September
Bulbs / Deciduous / Herbaceous Perennials / kitchen garden / Perennials / Plant Husbandry / Propagation / Pruning / Shrubs / Spring Interest / Summer Interest
  • 18th September 2014
  • 2 mins
Tagged bulbs, collect the seeds, deadheading, displays in Spring, favorite perennials

Jobs to do in September

Garden Jobs for September Its September and the leaves will be starting to turn into beautiful autumn colours and falling. The nights […]

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Gardening for the under 30s
Annuals / City Garden / Climbers / Container Plants / Deciduous / Grasses / Herbaceous Perennials / Houseplants / Perennials / Shrubs / Spring Interest / Summer Interest / Therapeutic Gardening / Winter Interest / Young Gardeners
  • 19th August 2014
  • 10 mins
Tagged Anemone x hybrida 'Honorine Jobert', annual, Astrantia major, bric a brack, bulbs

Gardening for the under 30s

Gardening for the under 30s Gardening over the years has developed a persona for being an older persons hobby, to be honest […]

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Summer Gardens
Annuals / Bulbs / City Garden / Container Plants / Deciduous / Grasses / Herbaceous Perennials / Herbs / Houseplants / kitchen garden / Perennials / Plant Husbandry / Pruning / Shrubs / Summer Interest / Therapeutic Gardening / Young Gardeners
  • 5th August 2014
  • 5 mins
Tagged annual seeds, climbers, fair weather gardener, gardening with kids, growing cress in egg shells

Summer Gardens

Summer Gardens   I love summer, its this time of year you get to reap the joys of all your hard work, […]

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